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GET SAUCED!

Wondering what I did with a bushel of apples?  I turned a large portion of it into homemade apple sauce!  This is incredibly easy to make (if you have the right gadgets) and it tastes a thousand times better than store-bought sauce.  Light on the sugar, heavy on the cinnamon, and a natural apple taste. 

You’ll need:

  • 5lbs apples
  • 1/4 brown sugar (optional)
  • 1 Tbsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 - 1 cup water
  • A food mill

Method: 

  • Chop apples (into 1/8ths works), leaving in the stems, core and pits.

  • Add apples to large pot and add 1/2 cup water, cinnamon and brown sugar (if using). I say the sugar is optional because you don’t REALLY need it, but I find that using just a quarter cup takes out a bit of the apple-y tang.  The sweeter the apples, the less chance you’ll need to add sugar.
  • Bring to a boil, cover, and let simmer until the apples have cooked down and are mushy, about 45 minutes.  

  • This is where the gadget comes in.  To make apple sauce, you really need a food mill.  If you peel and core the apples completely you may be able to just mash them with a pastry knife, but you’ll lose some of the flavor.  Process the sauce in segments, pouring portions of the apples into the food mill.  Churn and watch the magic happen!

I store my apple sauce in large ball jars and consume as fast as possible while it’s still fresh!  It’s a great item to give as gifts around the holidays - last year I gave some to my family for Thanksgiving.

Enjoy!

(Thanks to George’s Dad for the recipe!)

10/25/11

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GRILLED MOZZARELLA & APPLE SANDWICH (with caramelized onions!) I’ll post a more interesting recipe about what I did with the majority of the apples now in my possession from yesterday’s trip upstate, but I STILL have a ton of apples left and I’m trying to figure out how to use them here and there. Today I put them in a grilled cheese sandwich!  Some notes if you plan to make this: I used mozzarella because it was what I had, but normally I’d go for some sharp cheddar. Recently I learned that you should caramelize onions in butter, NOT oil.  This is because the proteins in butter assist the process and interact better with the onion’s carbohydrates. [Thanks, Saveur Mag!] Crunchy, buttery, and savory.  I loved eating the extra apple slices on the side!

GRILLED MOZZARELLA & APPLE SANDWICH (with caramelized onions!)

I’ll post a more interesting recipe about what I did with the majority of the apples now in my possession from yesterday’s trip upstate, but I STILL have a ton of apples left and I’m trying to figure out how to use them here and there.

Today I put them in a grilled cheese sandwich!  Some notes if you plan to make this:

  • I used mozzarella because it was what I had, but normally I’d go for some sharp cheddar.
  • Recently I learned that you should caramelize onions in butter, NOT oil.  This is because the proteins in butter assist the process and interact better with the onion’s carbohydrates. [Thanks, Saveur Mag!]

Crunchy, buttery, and savory.  I loved eating the extra apple slices on the side!

10/24/11

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